The next school contact by International Space Station
(ISS) astronauts is scheduled to take place Friday,
December 12, 2003 at approximately 1359 UTC with students
at Niebull, Germany's Berufliche Schule des Kreises
Nordfriesland. The connection will be via amateur radio
with the space station side of the contact possibly
audible to citizens of central Europe on the ISS downlink
frequency 145.80 MHz.
Berufliche Schule des Kreises Nordfriesland in Niebuell is
a school located in the most north-western part of
Germany. The 2600 pupils are taught by 135 teachers. The
main fields taught at the school are economics, computer
science, health and nutrition, agriculture, social matters
and pedagogics. The amateur radio station of the school,
DL0NIB, will use its educational license callsign DN0BSN
for the contact. The astronauts on board the space
station will use the callsign NA1SS.
The contact is expected to be in English. And the
following questions are a sample of what students will ask
during the 10 minute adventure.
"Can you see planes that fly around the world?"
"What do you miss most?"
"What would happen if someone of the crew got seriously
ill?"
The full list of question will be published with the final
update for the event.
ARISS is an international educational outreach program
with US participation from NASA, AMSAT (The Amateur
Satellite Radio Corp.), and the American Radio Relay
League. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to
experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking
directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space
Station. Teachers, parents and communities experience,
first hand, how Amateur Radio and crew members on ISS can
energize youngsters interest in science, technology, and
learning. Further information on the ARISS programme is
available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss
Thank you & 73,
Scott Lindsey-Stevens / N3ASA
ARISS Team Member
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